H.R. 5343 · 109th Congress
To protect State and Federal judges by clarifying that Federal judicial immunity covers all acts undertaken…
Full title
To protect State and Federal judges by clarifying that Federal judicial immunity covers all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority.
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Amends the federal judicial code to grant immunity to each justice or judge of the United States and each justice or judge of a state against any federal civil cause of action arising from or as a result of the discharge of any legislatively or constitutionally authorized duty, unless the justice or judge, in the course of discharging such duty, was…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 10, 2006
Amends the federal judicial code to grant immunity to each justice or judge of the United States and each justice or judge of a state against any federal civil cause of action arising from or as a result of the discharge of any legislatively or constitutionally authorized duty, unless the justice or judge, in the course of discharging such duty, was committing a crime.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To protect State and Federal judges by clarifying that Federal judicial immunity covers all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority.
Latest action (May 10, 2006): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: May 10, 2006
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.